nirbheána

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished).

Noun

nirbheána m (genitive singular nirbheána)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension

Declension of nirbheána (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative nirbheána
vocative a nirbheána
genitive nirbheána
dative nirbheána
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an nirbheána
genitive an nirbheána
dative leis an nirbheána
don nirbheána

References

  • nirvana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025